Outside the castle of Katryuji Temple, the shogunate and Honganji allied forces are in the main camp. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Renki Yoshimasa anxiously looked at Ryo Shimoma, who was sitting in the first place and closed his eyes to recuperate, and then looked at Akai Naomasa and Shikage Jiaoye, who were also sitting on the left, and then looked at Araki Murashige, who didn't know what he was looking down at on the right, and tens of thousands of *** in his heart kept rushing. At this moment, he really wanted to point at these people and scold, "Are you all pretending to be dead?" ”

It's a pity that he didn't dare, he was just a representative sent by Ashikaga Yoshiaki, and he was able to appear here just to show that the coalition forces were representing the shogunate. It's just that he has to be anxious, because now it has been a whole day since they started to attack Katyuji Castle, but in the face of Akechi Mitsuhide's insistence, the coalition forces have an absolute superiority in forces, but they can't even attack the city wall.

If it was because of how desperately the Oda Army worked or how powerful Akechi Mitsuhide was, then Yoshimasa Hitoki would admit it. But even if he only has a little shallow military talent, he can see that the biggest reason why the coalition forces have not been able to form an effective offensive is not the Oda army, but themselves.

Shimoma Yoriren represents Honganji, Akai Naomasa represents the Tanba Akai family, Shiokei Kyotsu represents the Tanba Hatano family, and Araki Murashige represents the wealthy family of Settsu Province. Although these four people gathered here, they each had a little ninety-nine in their hearts.

Both Akai Naomasa and Shiokei Kyoye knew very well that even if they broke through Katsuryuji Castle and entered Kyoto, the entire Yamashiro Province basically had no room for the two of them to interfere. And Araki Murashige is even simpler, he stood on the side of Honganji in order to take the opportunity to annex the territories of Ikeda and Itami.

What about Yoriyo Shimoma? In fact, he didn't care if Shenglong Temple City could be captured or not, because their current identity was still a monk after all, even if they were taken, what did it have to do with them?

Therefore, although these forces were united because they were worried about the strength of the Oda family, until now, none of their troops have participated in the siege. All those who went up were just the believers of the Ancestral Sect and the Settsu clan who were sacrificed.

However, strictly speaking, not only Yoshimasa Niki, but others such as Yoriren Shimoma were a little anxious, on the one hand, they wanted to open the road to Kyoto as soon as possible, but on the other hand, they did not want any damage to the strength of Party B. After all, they all knew that even if they could take Kyoto, they would not be able to deal a devastating blow to the Oda family. In this way, when Oda Nobunaga rushes back, they still have to face the revenge of the Oda family. At that time, if the loss of one's own strength at this time is too great, wouldn't it be terrible?

And the coalition army, in fact, has been like this throughout the ages, and what kind of force is willing to sacrifice itself? But without sacrificing themselves, they could not reach a unified opinion. Yes, Ashikaga Yoshiaki did not appoint any general for this coalition army, and all matters were discussed by the four of them.

So does Ashikaga Yoshikawa Showa Honganji really not know how great the impact of the absence of the general on the coalition forces is? Obviously it couldn't be, but in the end they still didn't appoint any of the generals, because ...... Whether it is the Akai family, the Hatano family, or the wealthy families in Settsu, they are full of opinions about Honganji Temple or the general appointed by Ashikaga Yoshiaki.

"Hehe, whether it's Honganji or Ashikaga Shogun, they haven't experienced war after all......" Akechi Mitsuhide shook his head and sneered, although he didn't know what the situation was on the side of the coalition army, but he could roughly guess it. And this is the reason why he thinks that Katryuji Castle can be defended. An army that cannot be united is not at all to be feared.

Kyoto.

At this time, the news that Honganji Temple and the shogunate were enemies of the Oda family had already spread in Kyoto, but the life of the common people in Kyoto was not any different from before, and the reason why it was so was because at this time in Kyoto, there were still troops of the Oda family who maintained the security of Kyoto.

Far from panicking, many civilians even took the initiative to help the Oda family stabilize the security in Kyoto. This was the result of the good governance that the Oda family had been carrying out since the Kamiraku period, and it was also a proof that the common people of Kyoto believed that the Oda family would eventually be victorious.

Yes, Honganji declared the Oda family an enemy of the Buddha.

Yes, the shogunate issued a crusade against the Oda family.

But these had nothing to do with the common people of Kyoto, and they only knew that under the rule of the Oda family, they had regained a stable life. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that Oda Nobunaga has been vigorously rejecting the decree of the Ichimune sect.

At night, a force rapidly approached Kyoto, instantly attracting the vigilance of the Kyoto Oda Army. Soon, though, they saw the familiar family crest.

"It's Matsudaira-sama!" They cheered, and it was clear that Matsudaira Ieyasu's arrival had completely calmed their tense mood. Because in their opinion, Matsudaira Ieyasu is back, will Oda Nobunaga's army be far away?

"Tadaji, give you 5,000 people, and immediately go to support Akechi-sama! I'm going to support Kinoshita-sama personally! After learning about the current situation, Matsudaira Ieyasu immediately made a decision.

"Yes!"

After a rapid march, Sakai Tadaji soon arrived at Katyuji Castle.

"Tadaji! With your help, Kyoto is worry-free! Seeing the reinforcements, Akechi Mitsuhide said excitedly. Akechi Mitsuhide, who was already full of confidence, dared to guarantee 100% that even if the combined forces of the shogunate and Honganji could be unified in command, it would be difficult to break through Katsuryuji Castle.

At the same time as the Matsudaira army rushed to help, Tsutsui Shunkei also led the army to Iimori Castle under the leadership of Murai Sadakatsu. Regarding Murai Sadakatsu's request for help, Tsutsui Shunkei agreed directly without any hesitation. Although he was also a monk, he had no intention of helping Honganji in the slightest.

The reason is also very simple, if Honganji Temple is a Buddhist power that is transforming into a Sengoku daimyo, then the Tsutsui family has already been converted. And as a Sengoku daimyo, Tsutsui Shunkei naturally doesn't know who to help is the most beneficial to himself.

…… Well, obviously the benefits of helping the shogunate army will be greater, but Tsutsui Shunkei is not optimistic about the shogunate coalition at all.

Before dawn, reinforcements from Matsudaira Ieyasu and Tsutsui Shunkei arrived outside Iimori Castle. Under the command of Matsudaira Ieyasu, the Matsudaira army almost did not make any repairs and killed the unsuspecting Miyoshi army. Seeing this, Shunkei Tsutsui and Kinoshita Hideyoshi in Iimori Castle also reacted quickly.

"Kill! Kill all these bastards! Kinoshita Hideyoshi shouted frantically, and he was beaten quite aggrieved during this time.